The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of two different warm-up protocols on some performance parameters in 11-12 age group football players and analyze the correlation. Active and trained 22 male football players (age: 11.50±.51 years; height: 148.54±7.69 cm; weight: 40.44±7.50 kg and body mass index (BMI): 18.21±2.29 kg/m2) voluntarily participated in this study. Subjects performed two different warm-up protocols including jogging+dynamic stretching and jogging+static stretching exercises on non-consecutive days. Following the dynamic and static warm-up protocols and then three minutes of passive recovery, subjects were tested on the leg power, flamingo balance test, T-test, 30-m sprint and ball kicking speed. Data were checked for normality by using Shapiro-Wilk test. Mann-Whitney U test was used for comparing the effect of warm-up methods on selected performance parameters. Correlation between parameters were analyzed with Spearman Correlation test. There was statistically significant difference (p<0.05) between dynamic and static warm-up methods in T-test, while no statistical significance existed in other performance results (p>0.05). According to the results of this study, dynamic warm-up protocol provides performance enhancement, although agility is the only parameter reached statistical significance, in leg power, balance, agility, sprint and ball kicking speed compared to static warm up protocol, and it is thought to have positive effects in football players when performed prior to the training. So, dynamic stretching exercises before training in football players are strongly recommended for performance enhancement. On the other hand, football is characterized by variety of the physical-physiological demands and performance parameters, so it can be said that warm-up protocol preference is very crucial and it may vary by training requirements.
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Subjects | Sports Medicine |
Journal Section | Research Article |
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Early Pub Date | December 23, 2021 |
Publication Date | December 30, 2021 |
Published in Issue | Year 2021 Volume: 19 Issue: 4 |